May We All Perish Together!!!
After Trazyn the Infinite cut off communications, the other Phaeron Trazyn the Infinite no longer contact him.
I dialed three times, but no one answered.
I dialed three more times, but there was no signal.
I'm not answering.
The other six Phaeron looked at each other in bewilderment.
We can't get in touch with Zeras either.
This chilling silence.
Okay, okay.
So everyone's doing it this way, huh?
The Feather Duster Phaeron paced around the main hall twice, then stopped and waved his hand. "Contact the Silent King, contact the Silent King directly!"
Meanwhile, several other Phaeron were doing the same thing.
The Silent King received many messages from the Phaeron in a short period of time.
The Silent King...
The Silent King didn't answer anyone's call.
A massive Blackstone light curtain hung in the center of the hall, where the Silent King was looking at a star map.
The star map was densely marked with the distribution of nodes of the Blackstone Network. The Napheli Sector was completely black. Mesmoke, Paradis III, and two other small nodes were going out one after another, turning gray, and several surrounding nodes were flickering unsteadily.
More than a dozen dynasties sent inquiries.
The Onyx Dynasty, the Sautekh Dynasty, the Satekh Dynasty, the Nikzashi Dynasty, the Kahhet Dynasty... all asked the same question: What happened to the Napheli Sector?
The Silent King did not move.
Other Phaeron and overlords liked to shape themselves into strange forms, but the Silent King was completely human.
He sat on the supreme throne, gazing at the star map, his fingers slowly tapping on the armrest.
The Pariah Nexus isn't entirely targeted at humans.
He had previously left the Milky Way in search of a way to reverse biological transference, venturing into the depths of the void between galaxies.
While drifting in the void beyond the galaxy, they encountered the Tyranids.
He made a decision instantly.
The Great Devourer will consume all life in the galaxy.
If all organic life were to become extinct, the Necrons's plan to reverse the transfer of living beings to retrieve their souls would never be realized.
So he returned to the galaxy and began to reconnect and integrate the various Necron Dynasty, forming the Pariah Nexus, partly for self-preservation and partly to study the reversal of biological transfer as soon as possible.
The official name of the Pariah Nexus" is actually the Anti-Warp Node Matrix, a massive cosmic project he spearheaded.
Constructing a trans-stellar network using Blackstone, radiating Stasis Field to permanently seal Chaos and demons, severing the evil gods' channels of invasion into the galaxy, while simultaneously weakening living beings, creating a safe and controllable experimental field for the Necrons, free from Warp contamination and off-limits to all living beings.
The Mesmoke Spire and the Blackstone facility of Paradis III are both nodes in this matrix, and the Nihilakh Dynasty was one of the dynasties he summoned to carry out this project.
The Nihilakh Dynasty sent a message saying that their army had been overrun by a combined force of Tyranids and humans.
How is that possible?
Theoretically, the Pariah Nexus should isolate even the psionic energy of the Great Devourer, Great Devourer's control over the swarm should be ineffective within the Pariah Nexus.
And those humans... if humans cannot use psionic energy, relying solely on their own technological capabilities...
Furthermore, humans within the Pariah Nexus are also affected by radiation, gradually leading to mental breakdown.
... How could they possibly defeat both the Necrons armies of Zeras and Nehirah?
He tried to contact Zeras, but couldn't get through.
There was no signal from the main burial chamber in the direction of Paradis III. Traces of a large-scale energy burst were detected at the entrance of the burial chamber, after which silence was observed.
Mesmoke also completely unreachable.
Trazyn the Infinite refused to answer all communications.
All four nodes were wiped out within a few days.
Zeras guards Paradise, Zheton's commander guards Mesmoke; both were personally selected by him, and could even be considered the strongest force among the Necron Dynasty.
The Silent King pondered calmly.
Think carefully.
What methods did the humans possess that allowed them to break through their Blackstone Array so quickly and defeat Zeras and the Necromancer Necron Dynasty?
What's the deal with the Tyranids coalition?
Has humanity truly allied with the Great Devourer?
Seriously? How could humans come up with such a foolish idea? It's no different from trying to get something from a tiger!
... Has that evil god on the human side finally awakened? He's decided to give up, abandon all hope, and let no one survive—he's going to live as long as heaven and earth?
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Meanwhile, on Lin En's side...
After finishing off Mesmoke, Lin En rushed to the next node without stopping.
To the Napheli Sector, there are two Necrons planets, one large and one small. The larger one is called Kapinos, and the smaller one is called Abydos.
The two planets are located in two opposite directions.
To save time, Lin En divided the fleet into two groups: the larger group, which he led, headed straight for Kapinos, while the smaller group, led by Phoros, headed straight for Abydos.
Whoever finishes first goes to help the other.
The fleet arrived at Kapinos.
Lin En stood on the bridge looking at the screen.
Kapinos a gray-green star, its surface covered with dense Blackstone Array, Obelisk standing one after another, and a central spire that is about the same height as the one in Mesmoke.
"Same as always, the insects go first, then the people follow." Lin En waved his hand.
The Transport Shuttle was lowered, and the swarm of insects crowded into the hold.
As Lin En landed in the Transport Shuttle, he was thinking that Canopis was a smaller planet Mesmoke, and its garrison should be smaller as well, so the battle should be quicker.
As a result, the Transport Shuttle had just passed through the troposphere.
He looked down.
I was stunned.
The Blackstone Array on the ground flashed green light in circles, the frequency increasing rapidly, like a running carousel.
The entrance to the tomb beneath the Obelisk was wide open, and a large number of Necrons poured out and ran towards the plaza outside the tower.
Lin En had a vague sense of unease.
He immediately ordered the crew, "Speed up! Get off as soon as possible!"
The Mothership, taking advantage of gravity, landed before the Transport Shuttle.
The green-purple swarm of insects rushed toward the nearest Obelisk, their claws gripping the base to pull the Obelisk down and gnaw it to pieces.
Then the Transport Shuttle arrived.
Lin En had just jumped off the Transport Shuttle, his feet barely touching the ground, when a system notification popped up.
[Large-scale Webway energy fluctuation detected, direction: entire territory of Kapinos.]
They've landed some distance from the Necrons's location.
--This is normal!!! Isn't that how everyone does it!!! Falling outside the battle circle!!! Then pushing in!!!
Why aren't those Necrons playing by the rules?! Come out and fight! Defend! Counterattack! Why aren't you coming over here?!
Lin En looked up and saw that the green light from the tops of all the Obelisk shot up into the sky at the same time, forming beams of green light that converged beneath the clouds.
Then the converging green light gathered in the plaza in front of the main tower, forming a huge green screen.
The army of Necrons was marching in in a line.
The passageway inside the tomb opened wide, and green light surged out from its depths. Squads of Necron Warrior, Necrons Immortal, and Necrons Technician, carrying guns and dragging cannons, entered the green screen, moving faster and faster until they were running.
... Damn it... they got away!!!!!!!!
They were still some distance from the Necrons; the Tyranids were heading there, but even the fastest would probably take several minutes.
The Necrons have almost all withdrawn.
Lin En pulled out his communicator. "Phoros! What's the situation on your end?"
Phoros's voice came through the communicator, accompanied by the disgruntled hissing of the insects in the background. "Sir, the Necrons of Abydos retreated through the Webway. The insects chased after them and caught a few who had fallen behind, but the main force escaped."
"It's the same on my end."
Lin En put away the communicator and watched as the Necrons army dwindled in number at the tomb entrance.
After the last Necron Warrior ran in.
The Webway exit flashed.
It shrank to a single green dot.
It's dead.
The swarm of insects chased the insects deep into the tomb, rummaging around for a long time at the destroyed exit of the Webway. Their claws scratched against the stone walls with a crunching sound. They were unwilling to give up, but there was nothing they could do.
Lin En and the others also arrived outside the tomb entrance.
Lin En stood with his hands on his hips, staring blankly at the air as the insects covered the ground. He turned around and was furious.
The mighty Necrons actually fled without a fight.
I really look down on them.
Those Phaeron can all open tomb portals on the Webway; they can all teleport.
They escaped before Lin En landed; the entire army had moved, making them impossible to catch.
Lin En probably can't kill them now.
But Lin En wasn't going to swallow her anger.
He directly used the system as a Trojan horse, forcibly transmitting a video of himself to the eyes of all the Phaeron of the Necron Dynasty.
Make sure no one is left out.